John John Brown and The Road Taken
Like the cat that has nine lives, John John Brown can claim some excellent survival skills. “During the middle of the recording of The Road, I fell down a 75 foot well and survived because my guitar broke my fall,” he says by way of introduction. That’s either an
The Tragically Hip Live Between Us
TORONTO -- I was seated in a small restaurant in my Toronto neighbourhood, fumbling with my tape recorder, nursing the latest in a succession of coffees and keeping an eye on the entrance. It hardly seems possible, but it was more than 15 years ago. I was waiting to interview
The Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia
The Appalachian String Band Festival, in its 27th year, is known around the world as the preemiment event of its kind. If you listen to NPR, you got a taste of what it's all about when Noah Adams visted last week and did a piece for Morning Edition.
Eric Burdon and the Animals
The boys in the band are dark-haired and lithe, and the lead singer is 75, but you don't notice it. They're all fine young Animals once the music begins.
In 1962, a group of young men in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne formed a band -- born out of a
Danny O'Keefe on Jeff Beck, Bob Dylan, and the NRA
One of America’s most underrated songwriters, Danny O’Keefe has been creating albums for about 50 years. His most recent release, 2015’s Light Leaves the West, shows he has not lost his touch. The album is one of the finest in his vast catalog.
O’Keefe tells me
Hi-Fi Infidelity: "In Some Room Above the Street"
Two electric guitars recite a harmoniously staggered theme, shadowing a couple up a flight of stairs. They pause on every third step, perhaps restating their consent or to check if anyone is watching. At the 4-second mark, a phased rhythm guitar enters the scene, providing a shifting background at the